I don't act like someone I am not, or try hard to impress my friends, I just feel like I can act a certain way around some friends that I necessarily wouldn't around another. For example if I am with one friend, I might talk a certain way or say things that I wouldn't with another friend. So my question is pretty much if we should always be the same person around everyone we interact with, or is it normal to change our behavior depending on who we are with. (Again, I am stressing that I do not change who I am, by trying to be someone I am not).
2006-08-07 17:51:06 · 16 answers · asked by sally_that_girl! 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
It is normal to conform to that which is around us. If we hang out with people who are intellegent speaking and acting then we all tend to act a little more intellegent, If we hang out with the carefree friends then that is how we act, if we hang out with partiers then that too is how we act. It is normal. Think of it this way when you are with your friends do you act the same with them as you do when you are with your parents or grandparents? Do you act the same in class as you do when you are at lunch? Of course not we all conform to our enviroment and that is normal. This does not mean that we are not being ourselves because there are many faucets to a persons personality. That is what makes us so different. Its a wonderful thing. I hope that this answers your questions.
2006-08-07 17:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by lvb524 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is normal. There is a time and a place for everything. You should not act the way you act around your family with people you work with. Everyone has different sides and we choose to show our sides at different times. I wouldn't worry about it.
2006-08-07 17:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by honeyluv_2010 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its acutally extremely normal to alter your personality/behaviour based on who your around. Everyone, for example, acts at least some-what (if not very muchly) different around the parents than they would their best friends.
Many shrinks say you'll acutally be "most like your real self" around a cousin your own age--someone who has the family aspect about them, but also has some of that "best friend"-feel going on.
2006-08-07 17:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by Mikeo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes it is very normal i do the same thing. and sometimes i do not know that i am doing it til i look back and think about it. for me the reason i do it is cuz with some of my friends i can really open up to them . and they know everything there is to know about me. but some of my other friend i will not open up to them, and for me it is because of how they are or how they do . it is like i can not trust them. but i am always the same with all of them . like you said i don't try to act like someone that i am not .. it is just how some of my friends are. i hope this has helped you in someway
2006-08-07 17:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by amandalove2283 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's normal. Everyone has different sides to their personality. Some individuals just bring out certain traits in others.
2006-08-07 17:57:33 · answer #5 · answered by M & R 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you a little secret:
Everyone is like this, it's called being normal and for the most part everyone behaves like this.
2006-08-07 17:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by Peach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get what youre saying... i think it has more to do with how comfortable you are with certain friends. like you feel free to say things and act goofy with some that you kinda feel like you hafta be aware of what you say or do around others. i think its pretty normal... it probably just has to do with your comfort level with them
2006-08-07 17:54:53 · answer #7 · answered by Impala_Gurl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not really your friends if you have to act around them. Be yourself with everyone, it like you are lying to them if you don't
2006-08-07 18:04:59 · answer #8 · answered by ABBYsMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do that too. it just depends on how comfortable i am with the person, and what we have in common or are used to talking about.
2006-08-07 17:55:00 · answer #9 · answered by sportstoad4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of people do that, i always find my boyfriend talks completely different around different people...it's natural.just becarefull not to be a follower
2006-08-07 17:54:56 · answer #10 · answered by summer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋